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AMERICAN HARP JOURNAL
TEACHER'S DIRECTORY*

Arizona

Sara Hartzler Casciani, B.M., M.M.
PO Box 3302
Flagstaff, AZ 86003
tel: 928-526-3488
fax: 928-526-3488
email: sara4schools@yahoo.com
Flagstaff Symphony; Private Instruction, Free-lance harpist

Rebecca Reinhard Foreman, B.M., M.M., University of Southern California
5520 N Agave Drive
Tucson, AZ 85704
tel: 520-292-9190
email: forharp@earthlink.net

Christine Vivona, M.M., The Juilliard School, D.M.A., University of Arizona
5717 N Genematas Dr
Tucson, AZ 85704
tel: 520-293-2272
fax: 520-293-2272
email: chrisvivona@comcast.net
www.ChristineVivona.com
Classical and jazz performer, teacher and recording artist

Dr. Shelley B. Wiest, B.S.M.E., M.M., M.PHIL., PH.D.
16007 S 13th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85045
tel: 480-460-2225
email: pianoandharp@gmail.com
www.WieStudios.com

California

Mindy Ball, B.M.
7278 E Villanueva Drive
Orange, CA 92867
tel: 714-630-5887
email: MindyBall@aol.com
Faculty: Chapman, Biola, Concordia, Vanguard Universities, Cal State University, Fullerton; Limited private teaching

Penny Howk Beavers, B.M., Michigan
646 Worcester Drive
Cambria, CA 93428
tel: 805-927-6866
www.pennybeavers.com

Marjorie Chauvel
4100 Old Adobe Road
Palo Alto, CA 94306
tel: 650-493-4519
Faculty: Stanford University; Limited home teaching

Marcella De Cray, B.A. University of Pennsylvania
30 Commonwealth Ave
San Francisco, CA 94118
tel: 415-751-5305
fax: 415-751-5300
Faculty Head, Harp Department, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Marcia Dickstein, B.M., M.M.
PO Box 492225
Los Angeles, CA 90049
tel: 310-472-9740
email: info@debussytrio.com
www.debussytrio.com
Faculty: California State University, Long Beach; CalPoly, San Luis Obispo; Santa Barbara City College; Artistic Director: Central Coast Harp Workshop

Mary Dropkin, B.M., University of Southern California
1018 Lake Forest Drive
Claremont, CA 91711
tel: 909-626-8457
email: arrfa@aol.com
Faculty: University of Redlands, Pomona College, California State University–San Bernadino

Karen Gottlieb, M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
218 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
tel: 415-386-0702
email: kgharp@pacbell.net
Faculty: San Francisco State University, Mills College; Professional positions: 2nd harp, San Francisco Symphony, Principal harp, SF Contemporary Music Players

Bennetta Heaton, B.M.
47 Rovigo Court
Danville, CA 94526
tel: 925-820-1169

Candace Li Volsi, B.M.
926 East Cypress Ave, Suite 700
Redding, CA 96002
tel: 530-247-4277
Adjunct Faculty: Simpson University; Private studio

Melissa Morgan, B.A., Pepperdine University
1937 Venice St
San Diego, CA 92107
tel: 619-523-1492 619-224-4325
fax: 619-224-9328
email: mmharp@gmail.com
www.mmharp.com

Dominique Piana, M.A.
3078 Camino del Cino
Pleasanton, CA 94566
tel: 925-600-1331
email: dominiquepiana@comcast.net

Laura S. Porter, B.A., Mills College; M.M., USC
PO Box 5253
Fresno, CA 93755
tel: 888-477-1487
email: harpporter2@aol.com
www.fresnoharpmusic.com
Private studio: lever/pedal harp, classical, popular, theory & arranging; Faculty: CSU Fresno, Fresno Pacific University; Principal harp: Fresno Philharmonic, FIG Opera, Bakersfield Symphony

Donna Rickard
21791 Eveningside Lane
Lake Forest, CA 92630
tel: 949-830-6578
email: d.rickard@musician.org
Private instruction: pedal and lever harp

Douglas Rioth, Cleveland Institute of Music
430 Monticello St
San Francisco, CA 94127
tel: 415-841-9838
email: dougrioth@comcast.net
Principal harp: San Francisco Symphony; Faculty: San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Private studio

Toni Robinson-Bogart, B.A.
3298 Montagne Way
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
tel: 805-241-0885
email: TLRB@aol.com
www.tonirobinson.com
Limited private teaching

Linda Wood Rollo
15735 Peach Hill Road
Saratoga, CA 95070
tel: 408-395-4327
email: LWRollo@gmail.com

Moira Stern, B.M. Music Performance, University of Redlands
37841 Rainbow Drive
Murrieta, CA 92563
tel: 800-351-HARP 951-252-4145
email: moirastern@msn.com
www.moirastern.com
Private instruction in pedal harp, folk harp, and classical voice

Carolyn Sykes, BFA (music performance), California Institute of the Arts; MFA (music performance), California Institute of the Arts
922 N Craig Ave
Pasadena, CA 91104
tel: 626-791-6262
fax: 626-791-6210
email: carolyn@pacificharps.com
www.pacificharps.com
Harp instructor: Mount St. Mary’s College

JoAnn Turovsky
Pasadena, CA
email: JTurovsky@aol.com
Faculty: Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California, Colburn Conservatory

Sonya Yu, M.M., University of Arizona
814 Oak Grove Dr
San Jose, CA 95129
tel: 408-666-7899
www.MusicA2G.com

Colorado

Barbara Weiger Lepke-Sims, M.M., The Juilliard School, B.M.E., M.B.A., University of Colorado
14195 W Amherst Ave
Lakewood, CO 80228
tel: 303-989-3520
email: blepke@comcast.net
www.dmamusic.org/barblepke-sims
Faculty: Regis University, Colorado Christian University

Suzanne Moulton-Gertig, B.M.E., M.A., M.L.S., Ph.D.
Lamont School of Music
University of Denver
Denver, CO 80208
tel: 303-871-6427 303-422-6970
email: suzanne.moulton-gertig@du.edu
Professor of harp, Graduate studies, History and Research; Principal Harp, Denver Philharmonic

Connecticut

Rebecca Flannery, B.M. Stony Brook, M.M. Yale
21 High Field Dr
Burlington, CT 06013
tel: 860-675-0228
email: rflanner@concentric.net
Faculty: The Hartt School, Neighborhood Music School

Megan Sesma, B.M. Eastman School of Music; M.A. New York University
61 Summer Hill Road
Madison, CT 06443
tel: 203-421-8655 860-287-0429
email: sesma_m@hotmail.com
www.megansesma.com
Principal Harp, US Coast Guard Band; Harp Instructor, Wesleyan University; Adjunct Harp Professor, University of
Connecticut

Susan Knapp Thomas, B.M., Eastman School of Music
1 Birch Rd
Bloomfield, CT 06002
tel: 860-216-6035
email: sharpt2@comcast.net
www.harppro.com
Hartford Symphony, Waterbury Symphony

Florida

Sue Carole DeVale, M.M., Ph.D., Northwestern University
7901 3rd Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
tel: 727-577-HARP (4277)
email: scdv@aol.com
Freelance harpist; private instruction lever, pedal or historis harp; multimedia lectures; contributing author The New Grove Harvard Dictionary of Music et. al.

Mary J. Johnson, B.S., Tufts University
3164 Andorra Ct
Naples, FL 34109
tel: 239-514-3381
email: maryjjohnson@mindspring.com

Mary Brigid Roman, B.M., M.M., Eastman
Florida State University College of Music
Tallahassee, FL 32306
email: mary.brigid@romanharp.com
Faculty: Florida State University College of Music, Tallahassee, FL

Victoria Lynn Schultz, B.M., Conservatory of Music at UMKC; M.M., Drake University
848 River Cove Ave
Orlando, FL 32825
tel: 407-381-4440
fax: 407-381-4440
email: victoria@victoriaschultz.com
www.victoriaschultz.com / www.myspace.com/victorialynnschultz
Author: You Can Play the Harp; composer/recording artist/private studio

Georgia

Susan Bennett Brady, B.M., Curtis Institute of Music
1281 Rolling Oaks Drive
Kennesaw, GA 30152
tel: 770-794-4476
fax: 770-794-9616
email: susanharp@mac.com
www.susanbennettbrady.com
Young Artist’s Harp Seminar: Cofounder, Director; Atlanta Harp Ensemble: Founder, Director

Lisa Handman, B.M., M.S.
905 Big Horn Circle
Alpharetta, GA 30022
tel: 770-442-9172
fax: 770-442-1893
email: LHand30556@aol.com
www.harpnotes.com

Susan Ottzen, B.M., M.ED., CWRU, Cleveland Institute of Music
1249 Thomas Road
Decatur, GA 30030
tel: 404-378-7756
email: Ottzen@mindspring.com
www.susanottzen.com
previously with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Roslyn Rensch-Noah, M.M., Ph.D.
315 Forest Oaks
St Simons Island, GA 31522
tel: 912-638-3575
Author: Three Centuries of Harpmaking, catalogs of Salvi Foundation Harp Collection; Harps and Harpists Revised, published by Indiana University Press, 2007. Slide lectures, private teaching. Faculty: University of North Florida

Illinois

Annette Bjorling
719 Dobson St
Evanston, IL 60202
tel: 847-475-3905
email: harper@muziker.org
www.muziker.org/Annette
Specialty: klezmer harpist

Elizabeth Cifani, B.M., M.M., Northwestern University
1424 Crain Street
Evanston, IL 60202
tel: 847-866-6533
email: e-cifani@northwestern.edu
Faculty: Northwestern University; Principal harp: Lyric Opera of Chicago

Indiana

Abigail H. Crouch, LRSM
3203 E Michigan St
Indianapolis, IN 46201
tel: 317-750-4267
email: indyabi@earthlink.net
www.harpschool.org

Erzsebet Gaal, M.M., Illinois State University; D.M., Indiana University; Artist and Teaching Diplomas with honor, Franz Liszt Academy of Music
PO Box 5433
Bloomington, IN 47407
tel: 812-332-0930
fax: 812-332-0930
email: egaal@harpahungarica.com
www.HarpaHungarica.com
Faculty at University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, and Meridian Music, Indianapolis, Indiana

Carol McClure, B.A., M.C.M.
The Harp School, Inc.
Box 486
Burns, TN 37029
tel: 615-446-4363
email: carolmcclure@carolmcclure.com
www.carolmcclure.com / www.harpschool.org
Artistic Director, The Harp School, Inc.; Representative, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music; Faculty:
Indiana University Southeast

Elizabeth M. Richter
Professor of Harp
Ball State University School of Music
Muncie, IN 47306
tel: 765-282-0959
email: erichter@bsu.edu

Suzann Young-Davids, B.M., Oberlin, M.A., M.F.A., J.D.
22730 Weatherby Lane
Elkhart, IN 46514
tel: 574-849-4486
email: suzanndavids@comcast.com
Faculty: Notre Dame University, St. Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN; Goshen College, Goshen, IN; Grace College, Winona Lake, IN; Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI; Lake Michigan College

Iowa

Gretchen Johnson Brumwell, M.M., Rice University
308 I Ave NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
tel: 319-363-1546
email: gretchenbrumwell@gmail.com
Faculty: University of Northern Iowa; Principal Harpist: Cedar Rapids Symphony

Jeanmarie Kern Chenette, M.M., Harp Performance, New England Conservatory
1321 Fourth Avenue
Grinnell, IA 50112
email: chenette@grinnell.edu
www.prairieharp.com
Teach at: Grinnell College; offer Celtic and concert harp instruction in a liberal arts setting

Kansas

Phyllis Hoffman, B.A., Brandeis University, University of Kansas
12612 W 82nd Terrace
Lenexa, KS 66215
tel: 913-492-6828
fax: 913-492-6828
email: harparts@aol.com
Adjunct: University of Kansas, Johnson County Community College

Kentucky

Elaine Humphreys Cook, B.A. Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, M.M. San Francisco Conservatory of Music
320 Given Ave
Lexington, KY 40502
tel: 859-233-1327
fax: 859-233-0914
email: harpline@qx.net
www.harpline.net
Principal Harp, Lexington Philharmonic; 2nd Harp: Louisville Orchestra; Faculty: University of Kentucky, Lexington Talent Education Association

Carol McClure, B.A., M.C.M.
The Harp School, Inc.
Box 486
Burns, TN 37029
tel: 615-446-4363
email: carolmcclure@carolmcclure.com
www.carolmcclure.com / www.harpschool.org
Artistic Director, The Harp School, Inc.; Representative, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music; Faculty: University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University

Lisa Spurlock
1830 Eastern Pkwy #2
Louisville, KY 40204
tel: 502-459-1883
email: harp@lisaspurlock.com
www.lisaspurlock.com
National Award Winner in Harp; Private lessons: pedal/lever harp, piano

Louisiana

Barbara Belew
4022 Wooded Drive
Lake Charles, LA 70605
tel: 337-477-4545
fax: 337-475-5922
email: bbelew@mcneese.edu
Associate Professor: McNeese State University; Lake Charles Symphony; Rapides Symphony Orchestra

Kimberly Houser, B.M., M.M., D.M.A., University of Arizona
869 S Acadian TW
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
tel: 225-329-9885
khouser@lsu.edu
www.music.lsu.edu
Faculty: Louisiana State University; Director, LSU Music Academy

Maryland

Laura Hoffman, M.M.
3057 Black Rock Rd
Myersville, MD 21773
tel: 301-293-1094
email: lhoffman@phrl.org
www.phrl.org/HARP

Rebecca Anstine Smith, M.M.
1796 Reading Street
Crofton, MD 21114
tel: 301-261-0303
email: rasmith@wam.umd.edu
Principal Harp: The Kennedy Center Orchestra, Washington, D.C. 1980-1990
Faculty: The University of Maryland, George Washington University

Massachusetts

Tara Alterman, B.M. Manhattan School of Music, M.M. Yale University
55 Pleasant St, Unit 5
Granby, MA 01033
tel: 413-467-2247 (cell) 413-896-4738
email: tara@heavenlyelegance.com
www.heavenlyelegance.com
Faculty: Mt. Holyoke College, Northfield Mt. Hermon School; Private Studio Principal Harp: Pioneer Valley Symphony

Virginia Crumb, B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music; M.M., New England Conservatory
6 Patterson Road
Lexington, MA 02421
tel: 781-861-7080
email: virginia@virginia.crumb.name

Sally M. Elliott, B.M., M.Ed.
472 Powder Mill Road
Concord, MA 01742
tel: 978-369-9366
email: selliott@proharp.net

Franziska Huhn, B.A., Boston University; A.D., G.D., M.M., New England Conservatory
47 Calvin St #2
Somerville, MA 02143
tel: 617-413-0537
fax: 617-625-0812
email: huhnfd@gmail.com
Faculty: Longy School of Music, Cambridge MA, New England Conservatory, Boston MA

Michele Pinet, B.M., Harp, with highest distinction, The University of Kansas; M.M, Harp, The New England Conservatory of Music
36 Kilsythe Road
Arlington, MA 02476
tel: 781-646-4460
fax: 781-646-4460
email: michele@michelepinet.com
www.michelepinet.com

Barbara Poeschl-Edrich, M.M. (Mozarteum Salzburg); D.M.A. Boston University
151 Wallis Road
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
tel: 617-323-4717
www.BPEharps.com

Felice Pomeranz, B.M., M.M., New England Conservatory
379 Old Lancaster Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
tel: 978-443-0656 (office)
fax: 978-443-6442
email: felice@gildedharps.com
Faculty: Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory; Studio locations in Sudbury and Boston; Private instruction specializing in Jazz and Popular; Teleconferencing lessons available, please contact us for more information

Cynthia Price-Glynn, M.M., New England Conservatory
The Boston Conservatory
8 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02215
tel: 781-461-0442
email: cpriceglynn@bostonconservatory.edu

Ina Zdorovetchi, M.M. Boston University; Grad. Diploma, New England Conservatory
217 Kelton St #12
Boston, MA 02134
tel: 617-515-4082
email: inazdorovetchi@gmail.com
www.inazdorovetchi.com
Faculty: New England Conservatory Preparatory School; President, American Harp Society Boston Chapter

Michigan

Mary J. Bartlett, B.A.; student of Carlos Salzedo
30587 Bristol Lane
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
tel: 248-646-1136
Broadway shows; formerly with Detroit Symphony; recordings with The Sopranos, etc.

Joan Raeburn Holland, B.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
Interlochen Center for the Arts
PO Box 199
Interlochen, MI 49543
tel: 231-276-6417 231-276-7200
email: hollandje@interlochen.org
Harp Instructor: Interlochen Arts Academy; Principal Harp: Midland Symphony

Patricia Masri-Fletcher, M.M., The Juilliard School
22740 Foxmoor Drive
Novi, MI 48374
tel: 248-344-8143
email: pmasri-fletcher@madonna.edu
Professor of Harp, Madonna University; Professor of Harp, Michigan State University (starting Fall 2008)

Leda Maria Pap-Nagy, Conservatory of Music, Bucharest, Romania
14057 Country Walk Blvd
Belleville, MI 48111
tel: 734-697-7633
fax: 734-697-7633
email: ledampn@comcast.net
www.harpandbeyond.com
National Award Winner in Harp; International Award Winner in Harp and Composition; Private Studio in Michigan, Metro Detroit area

Missouri

Darice Auguston, B.M. University of St. Francis
1002 S Weller
Springfield, MO 65804
tel: 417-865-3360
email: dariceharp@aol.com
Adjunct Professor: Harp, Missouri State University

Nevada

Caryn Wunderlich Gott, B.M.E., Duquesne University
14 Dovetail Cir
Henderson, NV 89014
tel: 702-378-7859; 702-454-3564
fax: 702-454-3566
email: gottharpsnow@hotmail.com
Teacher and harp sales in Las Vegas, St. George, Utah, and Manhattan, New York

New Hampshire

Stephanie Curcio M.A.
43 Depot Road
Stratham, NH 03885
tel: 603-778-1368
email: scp@harpmusicpublisher.com
www.harpmusicpublisher.com
Harp Instructor: Private studio; Composer, arranger, clinician

New Jersey

Elaine Christy, M.M., University of Kansas; D.M.A., Manhattan School of Music
197 Princeton Ave
Princeton, NJ 08540
tel: 609-688-0656
email: harpdma@aol.com
www.music.princeton.edu

Frances Duffy, BFA, M.M., Carnegie Mellon University; M.M. in Orchestral Performance, Manhattan School of Music
78 Passaic Ave, 1st Floor
Nutley, NJ 07110
tel: 917-975-8719
fax: 973-661-0973
email: harpbonefran@aol.com
Principal Harp: Allentown Symphony, Wheeling Symphony, Hudson Valley Philharmonic; Harp Faculty, Thurnauer School of Music, Tenafly, NJ

Oksana Kessous, B.A, M.M., D.M.A., The Moscow State Conservatory; Professional study, Manhattan
312 S 4th Ave, 1 fl
Highland Park, NJ 08904
tel: 917-579-1833
email: ksusha11215@yahoo.com
www.Harp4you.com
Harp instructor; private studio; classical and jazz performer

New York

Kirsten Agresta, M.M., B.M., Indiana University
314 W 56th Street, #2C
New York, NY 10019
tel: 212-946-5122
email: nycharp1@hotmail.com
www.kirstenagresta.com

Dulcie Dimmette Barlow, B.M., Oberlin
216 Maple Street
Brooklyn, NY 11225
tel: 718-856-0978
email: barlowdd@earthlink.net
Faculty: Greenwich House Music School, Turtle Bay Music School; home studio

Lois Colin, B.M., Manhattan School of Music, MAT, Lehman College
5 Summit Ave
Larchmont, NY 10538
tel: 914-834-4714
email: lois@loiscolin.com
www.loiscolin.com
Classic pedal & level harp instruction

Mario Falcao, Diploma, Lisbon Conservatory; M.M., Performer’s Certificate, Eastman School of Music
PO Box 187
Fredonia, NY 14063
tel: 716-366-4654
email: falcao@fredonia.edu
www.mariofalcao.com
Professor Emeritus, SUNY at Fredonia

Jeanne Fintz Goldstein, Diploma, Curtis Institute
67 Bell Place
Massapequa, NY 11758
tel: 516-798-8687
Faculty: Hofstra University, Nassau Community College, Molloy College

Marjorie Hartzell, B.M., Eastman
10 Glenwood Street
Albany, NY 12203
tel: 518-489-2071

Elizabeth Huntley, M.M., New England Conservatory
PO Box 278
Greenfield Center, NY 12833
tel: 518-893-7495
email: ElizabethHarp@juno.com
Faculty: Skidmore College

Karen Lindquist, B.M., M.M. Juilliard School
450 West End Ave, 3A
New York, NY 10024
tel: 212-873-6827 cell: 917-548-6612
email: speyquist@earthlink.net

Gail Rupert Lyons, B.M., M.M.
4194 St John Drive
Syracuse, NY 13215
tel: 315-488-0744
email: gailharpist@aol.com
Faculty: Syracuse University

Nan Gullo Richmond, B.S., Juilliard, D.M.A., Eastman School of Music
42 Winterset Dr
Rochester, NY 14625
tel: (H) 585-381-7484 (W) 585-274-1286
email: nrichmond@esm.rochester.edu
Faculties: Eastman School of Music, Community Music School; Roberts Wesleyan College

Geraldine Ruegg
60 Cedar Lane
Bronxville, NY 10708
tel: 914-337-5966
Translator: Complete Method for Harp by Henriette Renié

Dr. Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, M.M., M.A., Eastman School of Music; D. MUS., Indiana University
The Crane School of Music
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY 13676
tel: 315-267-2447 717-737-4277
email: suchyjr@potsdam.edu
www2.potsdam.edu/suchyjr/harp/
Also teaching at Crane Youth Music, a two-week summer camp for pre-college musicians

Ohio

Julie Buzzelli, B.M., M.M.
1509 Devonshire St
Bowling Green, OH 43402
tel: 419-354-7858
fax: 810-222-4256
email: harpjab@yahoo.com
Faculty: Bowling Green State University

Jude Mollenhauer, B.Mus., The Curtis Institute of Music; M.A., University of Pennsylvania
c/o Columbus Symphony Orchestra
55 East State Street
Columbus, OH 43215
tel: 614-487-9321 (private studio)
email: judarpa@att.net
Principal Harp: Columbus Symphony Orchestra; Faculty: Otterbein College, Westerville, OH 43081; Capital University, Columbus, OH 43209

Tanya Noffsinger, B.M., M.M. College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
606 Acorn Drive
Dayton, OH 45419
tel: 937-294-8720
email: musicalfeast@aol.com
Pedal, lever, Paraguayan, wire strung instruction

Jeanne Zumbiel Norton
2075 Cheshire Road
Columbus, OH 43221
tel: 614-486-8567
email: jnorton214@aol.com
Faculty: The Ohio State University School of Music; Phone: (614) 292-7664; Principal Harp: The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

Xiao Lei Salovara, B.M., M.M., A.D., Cleveland Institute of Music
2681 Brian Drive
Parma, OH 44134
tel: 440-842-1819
email: Xiaojays@aol.com

Ni Yan, B.M. Shenyang Conservatory of Music, China; M.M. College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati
6239 Muirloch Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
tel: 614-766-4048
email: nyan@columbus.rr.com
Faculty: Denison University, Granville, Ohio; Private Studio: (614) 766-4048

Pennsylvania

Gloria Galante, B.S., M.M., C.M.P.
PO Box 733
Morrisville, PA 19067
tel: 215-342-9397
email: ggharp@comcast.net
www.gmgstudios.com
West Chester University Harp Program, West Chester, PA 19382

Lucy Clark Scandrett, B.M., Oberlin (Harp Performance), M.M., Converse University
400 Tahoe Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15239
tel: 724-327-8363 412-491-6555
fax: 724-327-8363
email: Lucy@blondeharpist.com
www.blondeharpist.com
Faculty: Chatham University, Indiana University of PA, Seton Hill University, CAPA; Principal Harp: CLO, McKeesport Symphony, Gateway to the Arts; formerly Pittsburgh Ballet/Opera Orchestra

Andrea G. Wittchen, M.M., Eastman School of Music
1885 Dartford Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18015
tel: 610-868-3630
fax: 610-867-4163
email: awittchen@verizon.net
www.andreawittchen.com
Principal Harp, Monocracy Chamber Orchestra, Schuylkill Symphony

Rhode Island

Joan Harrison Ceo, B.M., Catholic University of America
533 Switch Road
Wood River Junction, RI 02894
tel: 401-364-6792
Faculty: The University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, Salve Regina University, Newport; Principal Harp: The Washington Ballet

Margaret Day, B.A., M.A.
PO Box 1602
Westerly, RI 02891
tel: 401-596-2794
email: maggieday@cox.net

South Carolina

Nancy Brennand, B.M.E., Northwestern University
271 Vermillion Dr
Little River, SC 29566
email: nbrennand@aol.com
Long Bay Symphony

Tennessee

Carol McClure, B.A., M.C.M.
The Harp School, Inc.
Box 486
Burns, TN 37029
tel: 615-446-4363
email: carolmcclure@carolmcclure.com
www.carolmcclure.com / www.harpschool.org
Artistic Director, The Harp School, Inc.; Representative, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music; Faculty: Middle Tennessee State University, Union University, Western Kentucky University

Gina Neupert, B.M., M.M.
803 Culbreath Rd
Covington, TN 38019
tel: 901-326-4748
email: neupertg@RhodesCollege.edu
Faculty: Rhodes College; Director: The Rita Crocker Conservatory, The High Strung Harp Choir; Lyon & Healy Authorized Representative

Marian Jackson Shaffer, B.A., M.A., (Mimi Allen)
8494 Bergen Cove
Cordova, TN 38018
tel: 901-758-1723
email: marianshaffer@aol.com
Faculty: Vanderbilt University, University of Memphis, Sewanee Summer Music Festival (University of the South); Principal Harp: Memphis Symphony/Opera Memphis/Ballet Memphis/Iris Orchestra

Texas

Elaine Martin Barber, M.M. Rice University
1124A Reagan Terrace
Austin, TX 78704
tel: 512-569-6444
www.elainebarber.com
Principal Harp: Austin Symphony, Austin Lyric Opera

Dr. Gail Barber, B.M., Eastman, M.D. (M.A.)
PO Box 53190
Lubbock, TX 79453
tel: 806-799-3320
fax: 806-799-5528
email: gbarberharp@sbcglobal.net
www.gailbarber.com

Laurie Buchanan, B.M., Eastman
6907 Bluegrass Run
San Antonio, TX 78240
tel: 210-691-2988
Faculty: University of Texas at San Antonio; Private Studio

Joan Eidman
414 Reinerman
Houston, TX 77007
tel: 713-861-4141
email: j-jet@earthlink.net
Principal Harp: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Houston Ballet Orchestra

Delaine Fedson, B.M., University of Northern Iowa, M.M., University of Texas at Austin
8855 Mountain Ridge Circle
Austin, TX 78759
tel: 512-335-6249
fax: 512-535-4530
email: delaine@mail.utexas.edu
www.delainefedson.com
Faculty: University of Texas at Austin, Southwestern University; Private Studio, SAA Registered Harp Teacher Trainer

Jaymee Haefner, D.M. Indiana University; B.M., M.M. University of Arizona
University of North Texas College of Music
PO Box 311367
Denton, TX 76203
tel: 940-565-3739
fax: 940-565-2002
email: jhaefner@music.unt.edu
www.music.unt.edu

Alice Spero Keene, B.M., University of Michigan
810 Venado Hills
San Antonio, TX 78260
tel: 217-649-5247
email: keenealice@aol.com
www.harpistalicekeene.com

Rita Rice, B.A., Salem College; M.M., Appalachian State University
7 Burton hill
Weatherford, TX 76087
tel: 817-320-8551
fax: 817-887-4137
email: rrice@rsfbul.com
www.RitaRice.net

Louise Trotter
12327 Meadow Lake Dr
Houston, TX 77077
tel: 281-497-2986
fax: 281-679-1957
email: louiseharp@comcast.net
www.louisetrotter.com
Lever & Pedal harp; pop workshops

Virginia

Hye-Yun Chung Bennett, M.A., Cal State, L.A.; Professional Study Plans, Juilliard
2736 Meadow Dr W
Chesapeake, VA 23321
tel: 757-483-6290
email: harpandseoul@verizon.net
www.harpandpianohyc.com
former Susann McDonald’s T.A.; Adjunct Associate Professor, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Elizabeth Blakeslee, B.M., M.M.
3006 Woodlawn Ave
Falls Church, VA 22042
tel: 703-533-9132
fax: 703-940-0533
email: eblakeslee@cox.net
Second Harp: National Symphony Orchestra

Elisa Dickon, B.M., M.M., Cleveland Institute of Music
1785 Tait Terrace
Norfolk, VA 23509
tel: 757-624-3721
email: eldickon@cox.net

Melissa Tardiff Dvorak, B.M., M.M. The Peabody Conservatory of Music
2132 Hutchison Grove Court
Falls Church, VA 22043
tel: 703-748-4990
email: melissa@capitolharpist.com
www.capitolharpist.com

Marian Harding
138 Berkeley Lane
Williamsburg, VA 23185
tel: 757-229-4439
Private Studio; Solo Harpist: Petersburg Symphony, Regency Chamber Players, Williamsburg Chamber Players, York River Symphony

Janie O’Brien
7812 Rebel Drive
Annandale, VA 22003
tel: 703-204-0676
Celtic and Pedal Harp, Teacher-Performer

Washington

Roxanna Goodwin, B.A. Music Ed, Western Washington University
19242 Cook Rd SE
Yelm, WA 98597
tel: 360-458-3993
Private instruction and performance; author of Fun With the Folk Harp; teaches at The Enchanted Harp; taught in public and private schools

Laura Hodges
204 Meridian St S
Puyallup, WA 98371
tel: 888-970-0550; 253-770-0550
Private instruction for level and pedal harp; 3rd generation harpist and owner of The Enchanted Harp

Camille Peterson, B.M. Northwestern University
1208 Summerhill Pl
Wenatchee, WA 98801
tel: 509-663-2225
Principal Harp: Spokane Symphony; Harp Instructor: Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University, North Idaho College

Kippy Lou Brinkman, Scott B.M. University of Washington
PO Box 12446
Olympia, WA 98508
tel: 360-866-7091 619-933-9004
email: kippyharp@comcast.net
www.kippyharp.com
Private Instruction all ages; specializing in Jazz and Popular

Patricia Wooster, B.M., B.Ed.
20814 Snag Island Drive E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391
tel: 253-862-3400
fax: 253-862-3444
email: pat.wooster@gmail.com
Teach at University of Puget Sound, Pacific Lutheran University

Wisconsin

Paula Smith, M.S. ED., M.M.
309 Red Cedar Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
tel: 715-231-9473
email: smithpm@uwec.edu
Faculty: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

International

Karen Rokos, B.M., M.M., Indiana University
1096 Queen St #136
Halifax, B3H2R9 Canada
tel: 902-221-7471
email: karen@harpmail.com
www.karenrokosharp.com
Symphony Nova Scotia; Certified Lyon & Healy/Salvi Harp Technician

Lanalee deKant Montgomery, B.M., Eastman
2, rue de Rome
67000 Strasbourg, France
tel: 33(3) 88-61-08-82
fax: 33(3) 88-61-08-82
email: 106612.1066@compuserve.com

Ursula Holliger
Starenstrasse 18
CH-4059 Basel, Switzerland
tel: +41-61-361-7307
fax: +41-61-361-7317
email: UH@UrsulaHolliger.net
www.UrsulaHolliger.net
Performances, courses, and master classes in contemporary harp, as well as for the classical, romantic, and baroque (single action) harp; Private teaching and work on specific pieces is possible

 

*This list represents the teachers who are current members of the American Harp Society, are currently advertising in the American Harp Journal and have returned a release form to the AHS website representative.

If you are a teacher and current advertiser in the AHJ and wish to be added to this page, please contact Barbara Lepke-Sims for the necessary release form. Changes and corrections ONLY may be sent to wooster@winfirst.com

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